My Journal

Welcome to my new blog! I have been writing screenplays for 35 years now. I’ve sold a few, written more on assignment, andoptioned many. Some have been optioned several times. Everyone who reads my scripts seems to love my writing, and I share my writing secrets with…

The following is one of the most frequently asked questions that I receive. “What do you mean by Emotionally Challenging Decisions?” In writing, especially a movie script, one specific moment leads to another. They build one upon the other. The brick-layer must see…

An effective screenplay story tracks the emotional journey that a character takes while pursuing an outer quest of a specific nature.  Character motives generate story events, which when confronted with resistance from an antagonist originates plot. Plot grows from…